Nicole Chryst
Wellness Educator
Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic.
Faith over fear.
Ephesians 2:8-10
I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. When I am not homeschooling my favorite students, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use herbal remedies and essential oils. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same.
I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, watch the sunrise on the beach, and spend time with good literature on my porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.
In honor of Duān Wǔ Jié, or Dragon Boat Festival, I thought I’d share the recipe for a traditional and popular Chinese side dish. It is not a dish that is cooked to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, but it is one that I ate often in China. It was actually one of my favorite dishes...
Chinese Bāozi is a much-loved dish in our family, so I was really looking forward to making it from scratch! Homemade always tastes more delicious than store-bought, at least in my opinion. There’s something special about freshly-made homemade dough, though it can be somewhat time consuming to pull together. Stuffing the buns could be a...
I tried making Egg Drop Soup on Sunday for Moon Festival but it was kind of a disaster. I won’t share which recipe I tried for that one, but I redeemed myself tonight with a different one. This soup is a little Americanized I think, but the additions were well received and had all the...
I love the versatility and flexibility of fried rice! I admit I am somewhat new to cooking it, and I have absolutely no idea why I waited for so long. It’s the best “throw all of your leftovers together” side dish without needing any measurements for anything. I had 2 cups of rice (maybe a...
With Chinese New Year/Spring Festival coming up soon, this is the first of several posts celebrating Sunshine’s Chinese heritage. I am trying to expand my knowledge of making traditional Chinese food. Yesterday, I attempted Wonton Soup. Although all of our wontons eventually fell apart and the fillings came out, the soup itself was quite tasty....
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